photocomposition

pho·to·com·po·si·tion

[foh-toh-kom-puh-zish-uhn]
noun Printing.
any method of composition using photography, as composition by means of a photocomposer.


Origin:
1925–30; photo- + composition

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photocomposition (ˌfəʊtəʊˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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printing photosetting, Also called: phototypesetting typesetting by exposing type characters onto photographic film or photosensitive paper in order to make printing plates

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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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